Homewood Mountain Resort’s (HMR) snow skiing products and packages (e.g., season passes and day tickets) will be available for purchase by anyone on a first-come, first- served basis when the skiing operations on the mountain are open.
Anyone with a valid ski pass or ticket for any given day can access the mountain to ski during operating hours.
During the ski season, all skiing recreational areas on the mountain, including lifts, will be accessible by anyone with a valid ski pass or ticket during operating hours.
Access to the restrooms, lockers, recreational facilities, retail, ski rental shops, seasonal ice rink, seasonal mid mountain community pool, select food and beverage outlets, hiking trails, and parking facilities for the public will be available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the year during operating hours, some of which may require a fee (not including restrooms and deed restricted hiking trails). Parking reservations may be required in peak periods.
Full-priced ski products (e.g., season passes and day tickets) and on-site parking will be available for purchase by anyone on a first-come, first-served basis at the currently published price. The opportunity to purchase full-priced ski products shall not be exclusively limited to individuals (including immediate family members) that hold a membership or ownership interest in residential real property within the HMR Property. This provision does not apply to the discount programs below or any other discount program HMR may seek to provide. Dynamic pricing will be utilized for ski products and on-site parking like all other Tahoe Basin ski resorts. In addition to HMR’s full-priced ski products, HMR will offer the following or equivalent discount and community benefit programs to enhance the local Homewood experience
- Homewood True Local Season Pass: Season pass for full-time West Shore Residents, with no cap on the quantity Priced at a 35% discount to the regular season pass pricing for a given season and in no event more than the prior season’s highest tier pricing of restricted Palisades and/or Northstar season passes. For example, if our regular pass is $1,000 and the prior season’s highest tier restricted pricing was $600, the Homewood True Local Season Pass will be available for $600. Lake Tahoe Basin First Responders, Teachers, and Military will be eligible for a 50% discount.
The True Local Season Pass will only be available for purchase during the spring pre-sale period, which will be a minimum of 30 days. Each True Local Season Pass includes an option to purchase up to 6 non-peak buddy day tickets to Homewood, dynamically priced at a 35% discount to Palisades / Northstar day ticket price for the given day.
- Homewood 5-year True Local Season Pass: Consistent with the Homewood True Local Season Pass and available for full-time West Shore Residents, pre-purchased and pre- committed for a 5-year period. Priced at 6 times the annual True Local Season Pass. For example, if the annual Homewood True Local Season Pass is $600, 5-year version will be
$3,600 paid at the time of purchase.
The 5-year True Local Season Pass will only be available for purchase during the spring pre- sale period, which will be a minimum of 30 days. Each 5-year True Local Season Pass includes an option to purchase up to 6 non-peak buddy day tickets to Homewood annually, dynamically priced at a 35% discount to Palisades / Northstar day ticket price for the given day.
- Homewood “Inspire & Serve” Discounted Day Tickets: Unlimited non-peak $75 day ticket for Lake Tahoe Basin First Responders, Teachers, and Military. Pricing to be CPI-adjusted seasonally and use will be subject to seven-day advance registration.
- Homewood Honor Roll Student Ski Free: 4 days free skiing for any Tahoe Basin student in grades 6-12 that is on the honor roll, available for non-peak days.
- Homewood Children’s Ski Team –Children’s Ski Team programs will bring children of the community together to experience big mountain adventure, develop winter outdoor skiing/boarding as well as safety Children of primary homeowners (up to age 17) of full- time West Shore Residents will be offered discounted pricing.
- Homewood Employee Season Pass / Employee Buddy Tickets: Each employee will enjoy complimentary season pass benefits, an option to purchase up to 6 discounted non-peak buddy day tickets to Homewood.
- Hosted Youth Programs: As part of Homewood’s philanthropic efforts, Homewood will host each season disadvantaged youth from surrounding communities including the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Reno/Sparks/Carson City to enjoy guided outdoor activities at Homewood both during the Winter and Summer seasons.
- Eligibility and Rules: The following terms are applicable to all the products included in the Homewood Community Access Plan:
- All full price non-blackout day and reduced price black out day programs will be offered when Homewood Ski Mountain is open.
- All of the above discounted ski products exclude access on 12 black-out days annually, which may include customary black-out periods such as Xmas to New Years, MLK week, President’s Day week, and Ski Week.
- West Shore Residents include all with primary residency on the West Shore between and including Rubicon and Tahoe City.
- Lake Tahoe Basin First Responders, Teachers, and Military include fire, law enforcement, EMT, medical staff, teachers, and active military residing or working more than 20 hours/week in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
- These discounted ski products may be subject to advanced reservations based on operational limitations.
- These discounted ski products are not transferable or refundable.
HMR will continue to offer the foregoing discount and community benefit programs, or similar programs providing an equivalent level of access to the public, to enhance the local Homewood experience.